Biome of Okinawa Japan

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Touring the Biome of Okinawa JapanBy Steve MarquezOkinawa is located 300 miles south of the Mainland of JapanIt is composed of 877 islands made of limestone and coralSurrounding Okinawa is a large amount of reefs and home to the second largest reef in the worldOkinawa is a subtropical islandTemperatures range from 56 degrees in the winter to 87 degrees in the summer on averageIt raines often in Okinawa and will probably rain during my visit in JuneDue to Okinawa being a subtropical island they produce very delicious fruitsPineapplePapayaSugar cane.They also have many botanical gardens to display many of their beautiful vegetation Many tropical island animals live on okinawa here are some to name a fewCrabs (Yashi-Gani)Snakes (Habu)Venomous sea creatures (Blue ring octopus)Habu SnakeBlue Ring OctopusYashi-GaniThe people of Okinawa were not originally JapaneseThey were under the Chinese Qing DynastyThey had their own language and were known as RyukyuThey became under Japanese rule in 1868Some Ecological problems Okinawa is facing The over population of Crown of Thorns StarfishDestroys coral reefRed clay runoffDestroys coral reefScuba diving and snorkelingDestroys coral reef